Inclusion Mid and South Essex Recovery College Provide CIC
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The NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board has finalised its procurement process for Recovery Colleges, intended to provide community health services across the Mid and South Essex region. The contract, titled "Recovery Colleges for NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board," falls under the health services category and has been managed via the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The procurement adopted a Most Suitable Provider process, which concluded with a contract award to Inclusion Thurrock, a member of the Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, in collaboration with Trust Links and Provide CIC.
The contract, effective from 1st April 2025, spans a three-year period with an option to extend for an additional two years. The overarching value of this contract is £4,197,523 for the initial term, with an extended aggregate value of £6,976,371. The strategic location for service delivery is the UKH3 region.
This procurement creates a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in mental health support and community health services. Particularly, businesses that are adept at integrating this service model with educational and collaborative approaches would find this contract advantageous. Such enterprises would benefit from engaging as subcontractors or partners, particularly those with expertise in peer support and person-centred service provision, aligning with the Recovery Colleges' emphasis on adult education versus traditional clinical models.
Besides providing immediate business growth opportunities, the contract offers exposure and integration into a broader provider network, promoting sustainable growth through shared resources and risk management within the service scope.
This Award Notice is issued in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 under the Most Suitable Provider process. The Procurement relates to the Due Diligence assessment conducted for the provision of Recovery Colleges in Mid and South Essex. The intention to award notice was posted the MSE ICB 20/12/2025 notice 2024/S 000-041291
This Award Notice is issued in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 under the Most Suitable Provider process. The Procurement relates to the Due Diligence assessment conducted for the provision of Recovery Colleges in Mid and South Essex. The intention to award notice was posted the MSE ICB 20/12/2025 notice 2024/S 000-041291 SERVICE: Recovery Colleges support people with Mental Health Problems, their carers, and mental health staff, via adult-education-based approaches rather than clinical or therapeutic models. The key principles are that they are collaborative, strengths-based, person-centred, inclusive and community-focused. A peer support and recovery approach focuses on developing people's strengths and enabling them to understand their own challenges and how they can best manage these to pursue their aspirations. Recovery Colleges are based on the principles of personal recovery in mental health, co-production between people with lived experience of mental health problems and professionals, and adult learning. Recovery Colleges serve people who use mental health services, with empirical evidence of benefit Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
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